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Nope, you get: https://new.wordsmith.org/anagram/anagram.cgi?anagram=chrome... Broke Mooch Hobo Mocker Comb Hooker Hombre Cook Mr Coke Hobo Mr Book Echo Bro Mock Hoe
I’m gonna stop you right there and vote for Mr Coke Hobo as the new mascot of the Chromebook.
I think what is always lacking in these reviews is: compared to what? I’m always curious to see what other devices authors have used prior to this “best device”. For example, I started with a 2010 MacBook Pro, then a T430 Thinkpad, then a dell, then a desktop computer, then Apple finally fixed the butterfly keyboard so now I use a 2021 MacBook Pro. In my experience nothing comes close to the trackpad of the MacBook.…
if you re-arrange the letters in 'chromebook' you get 'e-waste'.
This guy isn’t wrong. Chromebooks are overpriced thin clients to Google’s services. Nothing more, nothing less. Once Google EoL your device (within a year or two lol) it’s as good as paperweight.
I think we know where this is going... Like many other things Google over the past decade, it died on the vine - IIRC Google killed their Chromebook devices group a couple years ago. I would have loved a Pixelbook 2. I'm back on a Macbook because I was just never able to find a Chromebook that had sufficient processing power and memory after the Pixelbook.
if you re-arrange the letters in 'chromebook' you get 'e-waste'.
This guy isn’t wrong. Chromebooks are overpriced thin clients to Google’s services. Nothing more, nothing less. Once Google EoL your device (within a year or two lol) it’s as good as paperweight.
My favorite device used to be a Chromebook. I got a maxed out Pixelbook in 2018 and I loved it, especially as Crostini got better and better over the years. It was my primary dev laptop and I loved using it. I think we know where this is going... Like many other things Google over the past decade, it died on the vine - IIRC Google killed their Chromebook devices group a couple years ago. I would have loved a Pixelboo…
For that price (300 EUR) I'll take a used classic ThinkPad with a shiny new SSD anyday.
I use a macbook for dev work generally but the Surface Go has been a godsend for separation of concerns.
My favorite device used to be a Chromebook. I got a maxed out Pixelbook in 2018 and I loved it, especially as Crostini got better and better over the years. It was my primary dev laptop and I loved using it. I think we know where this is going... Like many other things Google over the past decade, it died on the vine - IIRC Google killed their Chromebook devices group a couple years ago. I would have loved a Pixelboo…
framework makes a chromebook that you can put 64gb ram in. I don't think you can upgrade the cpu though